Personal Injury Settlement Garnishment

Summary

Ohio law allows child support enforcement agencies to garnish personal injury settlements for past due child support. However, if your husband was current on his child support payments, the additional $25,000 garnishment seems unusual. Given that the event occurred in 2004 and the statute of limitations for debt collection in Ohio is generally six years, it may be too late to take legal action. Nonetheless, consulting with a local attorney is advisable for specific guidance.

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I just have a quick question so my husband got a personal injury settlement and he was in arrears with child support * * dollars which they took but they also took *,* dollars basically saying jus in case is tht legal
Hello ****, may I know your location, please? Laws on personal injury settlements and child support arrears can vary depending on the jurisdiction.
Ohio
Hello ****, the law in Ohio allows child support enforcement agencies to garnish personal injury settlements to collect past due child support. However, the "just in case" portion does not seem typical. You may want to consult with a local attorney.
Ok now this was in june of * and my husband is now passed is there anything i could do about this
Hello ****, the statute of limitations for debt collection in Ohio is generally six years. Since this occurred in *, it may be too late to take legal action. However, it's still worth consulting with a local attorney for specific advice.
My husband was current in his childsupport and the child was only 2 years old at the time but csa still took $*,* from our settlement was that legal
Hello ****, Ohio law allows for garnishment of personal injury settlements for child support arrears. However, if your husband was current on child support, it's unusual for an additional $*,* to be taken. Consult a local attorney for specific advice.